George Dalaras is a Greek singer and musician. He is one of the most prominent figures of Greek music. In October 2006, he was selected as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency.

1949Douglas Frantz, American investigative journalist and author^[†]

Douglas Frantz is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning former investigative journalist and author, and served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development from 2015 to 2017.

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1949Rosa Olitzka, German-American contralto singer (born 1873)^[†]

Rosa Olitzka was a German-born contralto singer. She sang with the Metropolitan Opera from 1895 to 1901, and with the Chicago Opera from 1910 to 1911.

Headlines from September 29, 1949

U. S. Steel Offer Is Rejected; Talks With Union Deadlock; UNION TURNS DOWN U. S. STEEL'S OFFER

WIDE IND CHANGES SCHEDULED BY CITY; Faster Service to Brooklyn, More 'A' Trains Among the Shifts Due Oct. 15-20 WIDE IND CHANGES SCHEDULED BY CITY

Pay Rises Voted Top U. S. Officials But Senate Cuts Amounts Asked; Pay Rises Voted Top U. S. Officials But Senate Cuts Amounts Asked

Yale Cancels Game With Fordham As Polio Hits Three, One a Player; POLIO AT YALE PUTS FORDHAM GAME OFF

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